ISSN:
1612-1112
Keywords:
Coupled LC-GC-MS
;
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
;
Vegetable oil samples
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Summary An on-line combination of liquid chromatography, gas chromatography and mass spectrometry has been realized by coupling a quadrupole mass spectrometer to an LC-GC apparatus. Liquid chromatography was used for sample pretreatment of oil samples of different origin. The appropriate LC fraction, containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, was transferred to the gas chromatograph using a loop-type interface. After solvent evaporation through the solvent vapour exit and subsequent GC separation, the compounds were introduced into the mass spectrometer for detection and identification. The GC column was connected to a short piece of deactivated fused silica that protruded into the ion source. The total analytical set-up allowed the direct analysis of oil samples after dilution in n-pentane without any sample clean-up. Detection limits are about 40 pg in the full scan mode and about 1 pg with selective ion monitoring, i.e. 20 ppb and 0.5 ppb respectively.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02274556
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